Magic exercise options on former No. 1 overall pick, two others
The Magic announced (via Twitter) that they have exercised their 2025-26 rookie scale options on Paolo Banchero, Anthony Black and Jett Howard. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 draft, Banchero won Rookie of the Year in 2022-23 and followed that up with his first All-Star appearance in 2023-24.